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MPs will leave the Commons for almost three weeks today despite the looming international crisis in Ukraine, provoking warnings Parliament could be "left behind".

Labour MP John Mann said that the Ukraine is "volatile" and "we don't want to be left behind." Credit: Edward Smith/EMPICS Entertainment

At around 7pm, Leader of the Lords, Lord Hill, will read a message from the Queen, sparking a constitutional procedure involving tricorn hats and Norman French, proroguing Parliament until the State Opening on June 4.